Vice President Kamala Harris on Sept. 4 unveiled a new proposal for small business tax breaks as the Democratic candidate looks to flesh out her economic platform ahead of a debate with former President Donald Trump next week. The plan, released during a campaign speech on Sept. 4 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, includes an increase […]

SAVANNAH, Ga.—Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic Party’s presidential candidate, urged supporters to work hard for another victory in 2024 while cautioning against complacency during a campaign speech on Aug. 29 in Georgia, a key battleground state that President Joe Biden narrowly won in 2020. “We’re here to speak the truth. And one of the […]

One week after giving her nomination acceptance speech on the closing day of the 2024 Democratic National Convention, Vice President Kamala Harris will be joined by Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Aug. 29 for their first joint interview as candidates. The CNN interview will be conducted by Dana Bash, the network’s chief political correspondent and […]

After months of uncertainty over whether Boeing’s new Starliner spacecraft could safely return its two astronauts home from the International Space Station (ISS), NASA decided on Aug. 24 to send the Starliner back to Earth uncrewed. The two astronauts, Barry ‘Butch’ Wilmore and Sunita ‘Suni’ Williams, will return on SpaceX’s Crew-9 Dragon vessel in February […]

CHICAGO—The Democratic National Convention’s (DNC) four days of speeches, musical performances, and delegate celebrations wrapped on Aug. 22, crescendoing with Vice President Kamala Harris’ coronation as the party’s presidential nominee. Throughout the week, delegates and attendees heard speeches from party lawmakers, leaders, and cultural figures united in an effort to elect Harris as the first […]

CHICAGO—James Hepworth, a delegate from the southern Minneapolis suburb of Apple Valley, will be among thousands of DNC delegates to witness Gov. Tim Walz’s speech accepting the vice presidential nomination on Thursday. Hepworth has known Minnesota for more than two decades. Six years ago, when Hepworth was in intensive care recovering from a heart attack, […]

CHICAGO—Democrats saw continued momentum during day two of their convention in Chicago on Aug. 20, as delegates from across the country officially coronated Vice President Kamala Harris as the party’s presidential nominee. The packed crowd in the United Center heard from former President Barack Obama, former First Lady Michelle Obama, Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, and […]

CHICAGO—Day one of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) kicked off with excitement as delegates and attendees listened to speeches from major lawmakers and leaders from the Democratic Party. Amid remarks from President Joe Biden and former Secretary of State and 2016 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, protesters gathered outside the perimeter of the United Center to […]

CHICAGO—Hillary Clinton took the stage at the Democratic National Convention to urge delegates to support Vice President Kamala Harris in her bid to become the first woman to serve as President of the United States. Clinton, 76, was the first woman to gain a major party’s nomination for president. The former First Lady, who went […]

As the 2024 presidential race tightens with just 80 days left before the election, financial security and inflation remain top issues among voters. Amid this, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are presenting dueling visions for strengthening the U.S. economy. Harris is set to unveil a broader economic plan on Aug. 16 […]

Former President Donald Trump held a press conference on Aug. 15 outside his club in Bedminster, New Jersey, to discuss the impacts of inflation on American consumers. “We will stop inflation. We will make America affordable again,” he said. Standing next to a table with grocery products, including coffee, cereal, bagels, and bacon, the former […]

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz hit the stage at a labor union convention in southern California on Aug. 13, touting his teaching background and pro-worker message in his first solo appearance since joining the Democratic Party ticket last week. “The vice president and I, we know exactly who built this country. It was nurses, it was […]

Former President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, CEO of the social platform X, held a wide ranging conversation on Aug. 12 on topics ranging from the economy to energy prices, with Trump suggesting tapping Musk as the head of a government efficiency commission at one point. After more than 30 minutes of delays caused by […]

Elon Musk’s planned Aug. 12 interview with Former President Donald Trump hit a roadblock after the owner said the site was facing a distributed denial-of-service (DDOS) attack, preventing the X Space from going live. “There appears to be a massive DDOS attack on X. Working on shutting it down,” Musk, the owner of X, said […]

GLENDALE, Ariz.—Vice President Kamala Harris brought her campaign to Arizona, a border state with a large Hispanic population, where she touted her vision for immigration reform. Harris was accompanied on the Aug. 9 stop by her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, on this fourth of five stops on a weeklong tour of battleground states. […]

DETROIT—The Democratic and Republican presidential campaigns vied for voters’ attention in dueling rallies in key battleground states on Aug. 7. Vice President Kamala Harris and her newly designated running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, stumped in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. The pair made a stop at the Detroit–Wayne County airport that evening. Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), […]

The Democratic Party officially nominated Vice President Kamala Harris for president late on Aug. 5 when delegates finished virtual voting. Harris and former President Donald Trump are now deadlocked in a race that has taken presidential politics into territory uncharted in the modern era. Within three days in late July, Trump survived an assassination attempt […]

Vice President Kamala Harris was officially nominated for president by the Democratic Party when delegates finished virtual voting late on Aug. 5, according to Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Jaime Harrison. The party said in a statement released just before midnight that 99 percent of delegates had cast their ballots for Harris. It said it […]

Vice President Kamala Harris paid her respects to the late Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) on Aug. 1, delivering a eulogy honoring the congresswoman’s decades of service to the United States at a church in Houston. Jackson Lee, 74, died on July 19, just more than a month after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. She […]

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) began its early vote on Aug. 1 to formally nominate Vice President Kamala Harris for president, keeping to an earlier promise to hold a virtual roll call ahead of the party’s convention. The DNC opened the vote at 9 a.m., allowing delegates to email back a personalized and watermarked form […]